Man escapes police during East Side chase, leaves kids inside vehicle

Published 10:22 am, Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Officers are looking for a man who led gave chase for being wanted in connection an assault that occurred earlier Tuesday.

Officers are looking for a man who led gave chase for being wanted in connection an assault that occurred earlier Tuesday.

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Officers are looking for a man who led gave chase for being wanted in connection an assault that occurred earlier Tuesday.

Officers are looking for a man who led gave chase for being wanted in connection an assault that occurred earlier Tuesday.

Photo: Courtesy Photo/Ken Branca

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Officers are looking for a man who led gave chase for being wanted in connection an assault that occurred earlier Tuesday.

Officers are looking for a man who led gave chase for being wanted in connection an assault that occurred earlier Tuesday.

Photo: Courtesy Photo/Ken Branca

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Officers are looking for a man who led gave chase for being wanted in connection an assault that occurred earlier Tuesday.

Officers are looking for a man who led gave chase for being wanted in connection an assault that occurred earlier Tuesday.

Photo: Courtesy Photo/Ken Branca

Man escapes police during East Side chase, leaves kids inside vehicle

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SAN ANTONIO — A man wanted for allegedly punching a woman led police officers on a chase on the East Side Tuesday before abandoning his vehicle with his kids inside, according to the San Antonio Police Department.

The incident occurred at about 10:15 p.m. Tuesday near Tomrob Drive and Kenmar Drive after the suspect dropped off his mother at an undisclosed location.

Police saw the man’s vehicle turn a corner and they tried to pull him over, but he fled. The man had a felony warrant and was also wanted for allegedly punching his girlfriend earlier Tuesday, according to SAPD.

Officers used a helicopter and K-9 unit to search for the man, but he was not detained. He left two children inside the vehicle, but they were returned to the suspect’s mother at the scene.

The children's ages were not immediately available.

The suspect is described as a 6-foot-tall black male and now also faces an evading arrest charge, according to the officer at the scene.